Thursday, October 20, 2011

Gaddafi Dead

The big news story of the day is the death of Qaddafi. I've hated Gaddafi ever since the death of a high school friend in the Lockerbie bombing. I can't be elated at his death, though- the whole "dancing in the streets to celebrate death" is repulsive to me. That being said, I think the world at large, and the Libyans in particular, are better off with the colonel dead. I just hope that our foreign policy fosters real democracy and a just society in Libya. We don't have a good track record when it comes to that, though. The third-world strongmen are toppling, let's not replace them with more of the same.

I was shocked this morning when I heard about all of this. I'm not sure why but, I was.

I'm so sorry about your friend. It's never easy losing someone but to lose them in such a tragic way is even worse. And I agree, I hate, absolutely hate all the "happiness" and elation to death. Anyone's death.

As a Mother, no matter how badly my child was .. if somebody was dancing at their death... that would kill me.

But when oil, the Middle East, and violence converge, I believe nothing our government tell us.

Yeah, ain't that the truth!

I'm so sorry about your friend. It's never easy losing someone but to lose them in such a tragic way is even worse.

Even worse, he was an only child. His funeral was one of the most difficult times of my life- like I wrote, it's hard to see all of your high school friends dressed in suits, and looking completely stunned.

I always thought 90% of the reason the establishment hated Gaddafi was that he wouldn't let the oil companies loot Libya. I am happy the people of Libya are out from under his rule, and that he won't continue to try and hire mercenaries to destabilize the new government. I think a much better outcome would have been a quick trial in the Hague and long stay in a not very big cell. Celebrations of death are savage.

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The Big Bad Bald Bastard is a character played by Monsieur _______ of the City of Y______. The role of the Bastard is a handy one to play on subways, walking the streets, and in dive-bars, when being a nerdy, bookish sort is not to one's advantage.